One of the more controversial taxes this year was the so-called Amazon tax on online sales.

Now, Overstock.com says it is pulling out of the Connecticut market because of the sales tax on online sales.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's tax commissioner, Kevin B. Sullivan of West Hartford, had warned that collecting the online sales tax would be difficult because of opposition by various companies and a high-profile lawsuit in New York State that is challenging the law as a test case that could eventually go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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I'd actually support this sort of thing if we got any true results out of it. Wonder why young adults are leaving this state in droves? It's because there aren't any jobs being created in CT! Increasing taxes isn't the answer, socialism even less so. These policies have been tried in failed states around the world. Repeating the same thing over and over again while hoping for different results is the definition of insanity. Why not learn from others' mistakes and LOWER TAXES?

Good job malloy... let see what other business you can chase out of the state.
Oh that’s right you need the extra funds to pay for the route 11 fiasco, or the UCONN Hospital wing, or the incredibly pathetic “bus route” that you are insisting the state waste money on. Or is it to pay for all the ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS which have violated US Law, get instate tuition.
Way to go malloy, what else are you going to screw up? We REALLY need a recall provision in this state.

All companies should be subject to the sales tax, it is pretty simple. There should be no controversy here. And it is incredibly easy for companies to collect sales tax -- somehow every mom and pop in the state does it, Overstock and others can certainly do the same.